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GOVT 1101

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Gender,War&Educ.: 3 Classics of 1930s Britain

  • 19119 GOVT 1101   SEM 101

    • MW Uris Hall 312
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Evangelista, M

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Homegrown Anti-Imperialists

  • 19120 GOVT 1101   SEM 102

    • MW Ives Hall 103
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Nizalowska, E

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Politics of Outer Space

  • 19121 GOVT 1101   SEM 103

    • TR White Hall B06
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Melamed, A

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Russia

  • 19122 GOVT 1101   SEM 104

    • MW White Hall B06
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Rosenfeld, B

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Liberalism and Marxism

  • 19123 GOVT 1101   SEM 105

    • TR McGraw Hall 365
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Cameron, W

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: The Politics of Fantasy

  • 19124 GOVT 1101   SEM 106

    • TR White Hall B06
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Cameron, W

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

GOVT 1313

This course will introduce students to comparative politics—the study of the political institutions, identities, and organized interests in countries around the world. Emphasis is on how to make meaningful ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3564 GOVT 1313   LEC 001

  • This course will be offered in collaboration with the Languages Across the Curriculum Program. Students enrolled in GOVT 1313 may enroll in an optional one credit discussion section in French, Spanish, or Mandarin Chinese. Interested students should contact the instructor.

  •  5171 GOVT 1313   DIS 201

  •  5172 GOVT 1313   DIS 202

  •  5173 GOVT 1313   DIS 203

  •  5174 GOVT 1313   DIS 204

    • M White Hall 104
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  •  5795 GOVT 1313   DIS 205

    • W Ives Hall 103
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  •  5393 GOVT 1313   DIS 206

    • W Uris Hall 254
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  •  5175 GOVT 1313   DIS 207

    • F White Hall B14
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  •  5785 GOVT 1313   DIS 208

  •  5784 GOVT 1313   DIS 209

    • F White Hall B14
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  • 17930 GOVT 1313   DIS 210

    • F White Hall B14
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Roberts, K

GOVT 1503

At the inception of this department at Cornell University in 1969, the Africana Studies and Research Center became the birthplace of the field "Africana studies." Africana studies emphasizes comparative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1500ASRC 1500

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5837 GOVT 1503   LEC 001

    • TR Ives Hall 219
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Richardson, R

  • 17705 GOVT 1503   DIS 201

GOVT 1571

America is finishing up two wars, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. They have been the longest wars in American history and have ended amid much ambivalence about the US engagement in each place and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 1571HIST 6571

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7719 GOVT 1571   SEM 101

    • F Washington, DC
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Silbey, D

  • Taught in Washington, DC as part of the Cornell in Washington program.

GOVT 1615

This course introduces students to political theory as a distinctive mode of political inquiry. By surveying the wide range of forms through which political theory has been practiced—such as treatises, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 1920

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5817 GOVT 1615   LEC 001

  •  5844 GOVT 1615   DIS 201

    • M Ives Hall 107
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  •  5845 GOVT 1615   DIS 202

    • M White Hall B02
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  •  5846 GOVT 1615   DIS 203

  •  5847 GOVT 1615   DIS 204

GOVT 2022

This course centers Black women who have often described their reproductive health experiences as "fighting for our lives." While grounded in an exploration of Black women 's experiences in the US, this ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17684 GOVT 2022   SEM 101

    • MW Africana Ctr B01
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Chresfield, M

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Chresfield, M

  • 17685 GOVT 2022   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  • 20163 GOVT 2022   SEM 102

    • MW Africana Ctr B01
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Chresfield, M

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Chresfield, M

GOVT 2152

How are migration dynamics produced? How do states and communities respond to and shape complex migration processes? This course will draw on the United States as a case study, focusing on Latino immigrants. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2152LSP 2152

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18612 GOVT 2152   LEC 001

GOVT 2264

This course explores the causes and consequences of modern day civil wars. The first part of the course looks at individual, group, and state level factors that might cause civil wars to break out. The ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17618 GOVT 2264   LEC 001

  • 17934 GOVT 2264   DIS 201

    • W McGraw Hall 145
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  • 17935 GOVT 2264   DIS 202

    • F McGraw Hall 365
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

GOVT 2432

The course concerns the principles and philosophical arguments underlying conflicts and moral dilemmas of central and ongoing concern to society as they arise within legal contexts. We consider questions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2430

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6895 GOVT 2432   LEC 001

  •  7239 GOVT 2432   DIS 201

  •  7240 GOVT 2432   DIS 202

    • R Uris Hall G26
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  •  7241 GOVT 2432   DIS 203

GOVT 2673

This lecture class will explore the socio-cultural history of modern Egypt from the late 18th century to the 21st century "Arab Spring." We will explore Egyptian history under the Ottomans and the Mamluks, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASRC 2670HIST 2672NES 2670

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17463 GOVT 2673   LEC 001

  • 17723 GOVT 2673   DIS 201

  • 17732 GOVT 2673   DIS 202

  • 17736 GOVT 2673   DIS 203

    • F White Hall 104
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  • 17793 GOVT 2673   DIS 204

GOVT 2806

This course presents a cultural and historical perspective on ideas of agency, responsibility, and punishment through foundational texts of western law. We will primarily focus on three main areas of law: ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 2806FGSS 2806LAW 6803

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6730 GOVT 2806   SEM 101

GOVT 2847

Afghanistan is the land of paradoxes and is constantly in the headlines of the world's news. It is a country that is often spoken about and yet so rarely heard from. Since 1747 until the present, this ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18899 GOVT 2847   LEC 001

    • MW White Hall 110
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hozoori, S

GOVT 3044

This course provides students with an analytical framework to understand China's ongoing economic transformation. The courses goals include: 1) to familiarize students with different perspectives on China's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 3304CAPS 3049

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18459 GOVT 3044   LEC 001

    • TR Mcgraw Hall 165
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Wallace, J

  • 18460 GOVT 3044   DIS 201

  • 18463 GOVT 3044   DIS 202

  • 18464 GOVT 3044   DIS 203

  • 18465 GOVT 3044   DIS 204

    • R Sibley Hall 115
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

GOVT 3087

This course will introduce students to the law and practice of international human rights. Students will think critically about the effectiveness of the international human rights system by examining its ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 4081

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17245 GOVT 3087   LEC 001

GOVT 3091

This course reviews the changing relations between science, technology, and the state in America, focusing on the period from 1960 to the present. We will explore science-intensive policy controversies. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3911STS 3911

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16989 GOVT 3091   LEC 001

GOVT 3112

The course will be a lecture course on Congress, introducing them to the political science literature on the topic and the major research questions and approaches. We will examine the development of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3112PUBPOL 3112

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6786 GOVT 3112   LEC 001

  •  7386 GOVT 3112   DIS 201

    • M McGraw Hall 145
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  •  7387 GOVT 3112   DIS 202

    • W McGraw Hall 366
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  •  7388 GOVT 3112   DIS 203

  •  7671 GOVT 3112   DIS 204

GOVT 3131

A general-education course to acquaint students with how our legal system pursues the goals of society. The course introduces students to various perspectives on the nature of law, what functions it ought ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3131LAW 4131

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17247 GOVT 3131   LEC 001

GOVT 3161

This course will explore and seek explanations for the performance of the 20-21st century presidency, focusing on its institutional and political development, recruitment process (nominations and elections), ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3161

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17984 GOVT 3161   LEC 001

  • 17989 GOVT 3161   DIS 201

    • M McGraw Hall 366
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  • 17990 GOVT 3161   DIS 202

    • W McGraw Hall 365
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  • 17991 GOVT 3161   DIS 203

  • 20195 GOVT 3161   DIS 204

GOVT 3174

This comparative course explores key approaches to understanding nationalism and how it interacts with questions of identity in contemporary societies. We will first consider different theoretical approaches ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SOC 3170

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18823 GOVT 3174   SEM 101

    • TR Uris Hall G26
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Wilmers, L

GOVT 3242

The "school-to-prison track" refers to policies and practices that facilitate the transfer of students out of the school system and into the prison system (including juvenile detention, county jail, immigration ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one field studies. Combined with: EDUC 3142GDEV 3142GOVT 3242

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6608 GOVT 3242   LEC 001

    • W Warren Hall B73
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Scott, R

  • The "enrollment contingent on instructor permission" is premised on the fact that this is a course for students who are engaged with the criminal justice system directly, or who have been, and the credit-level earned by students enrolled in the course level is linked to whether or not they are doing this work with the criminal justice system outside of the classroom.

  •  6703 GOVT 3242   FLD 801

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Scott, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: EDUC 3142GDEV 3142GOVT 3242

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  6702 GOVT 3242   LEC 002

    • W Warren Hall B73
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Scott, R

GOVT 3265

"Power" and "freedom" are among the most important elements of the language of politics, and of the scholarly study of politics, but they are notoriously difficult to define. In this class, we'll try to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18024 GOVT 3265   LEC 001

    • MW Uris Hall G88
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Markell, P

GOVT 3282

The advent of computers and the internet have fundamentally changed how most humans conduct their social, political, and everyday lives. Unlike mere decades ago, many of us work, play, learn, communicate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7461 GOVT 3282   LEC 001

    • TR White Hall 110
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Ladd, J

  • 19439 GOVT 3282   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Ladd, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 3623

In recent decades the Andean region of Latin America has become a focal point of international debate over alternative models of economic development and their environmental consequences. Windfall revenues ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First.  Combined with: LATA 3623

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 17621 GOVT 3623   LEC 001

    • W McGraw Hall 145
    • Jan 22 - Mar 12, 2024
    • Roberts, K

  • Multi-semester course: Students must complete GOVT 3613, GOVT 3614, and GOVT 3623 for a final grade and Arts and Sciences distribution.

GOVT 3625

This course will primarily focus on studying and scrutinizing general conceptions of justice. Topics explored typically include liberty,economic equality, democracy, community, the general welfare, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 3460

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16934 GOVT 3625   LEC 001

GOVT 3636

Shortly after the 2016 election, The New Yorker published an article entitled "The Frankfurt School Knew Trump was Coming." This course examines what the Frankfurt School knew by introducing students to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16954 GOVT 3636   SEM 101

    • TR Malott Hall 253
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Fleming, P

GOVT 3687

This seminar examines the history of the United States' involvement with Middle East beginning with evangelical efforts in the 19th century and President Wilson's engagement with the colonial powers in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17659 GOVT 3687   SEM 101

  • Taught in Washington, D.C.

GOVT 3785

This course examines controversies in the theory and history of civil disobedience. Do citizens have obligations to obey unjust laws? Can law breaking ever be civil rather than criminal? Do disruptive ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3785PHIL 2945

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18054 GOVT 3785   LEC 001

    • MW Ives Hall 105
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Livingston, A

  • 18056 GOVT 3785   DIS 201

    • M White Hall B04
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Livingston, A

  • 18057 GOVT 3785   DIS 202

    • T White Hall B14
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Livingston, A

  • 18058 GOVT 3785   DIS 203

    • T McGraw Hall 145
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Livingston, A

  • 18059 GOVT 3785   DIS 204

GOVT 3786

When Jean-Jacques Rousseau introduced the concept of the "general will" in his classic text The Social Contract, he made what was then an unprecedented and scandalous claim: that the people as a whole, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3780FREN 3780

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18769 GOVT 3786   SEM 101

    • MW Uris Hall 312
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • McNulty, T

  • Conducted in English.

GOVT 3999

Does allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons reduce violent crime? Do affirmative action policies at law schools cause black students to fail the bar? Do micro-finance policies make the poor better ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18051 GOVT 3999   LEC 001

  • 18053 GOVT 3999   DIS 201

    • T McGraw Hall 145
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Way, C

  • 18052 GOVT 3999   DIS 202

    • T McGraw Hall 145
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Way, C

GOVT 4000

Major seminars in the Government department are small, advanced courses that cover an important theme or topic in contemporary politics in depth. Courses place particular emphasis on careful reading and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Checks & Balances or Imperial Presidency?

  • 18196 GOVT 4000   SEM 101

    • F White Hall 114
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Kriner, D

  • Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. This seminar fulfills the government major seminar requirement.

  • Topic: Checks & Balances or Imperial Presidency?

  • 18199 GOVT 4000   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Kriner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Democracy: Development & Backsliding

  • 18197 GOVT 4000   SEM 102

    • M Uris Hall 494
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Mettler, S

  • Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. This seminar fulfills the government major seminar requirement.

  • Topic: Democracy: Development & Backsliding

  • 18200 GOVT 4000   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: GOVT 6304

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Historical Analysis in Comparative Politics

  • 18198 GOVT 4000   SEM 103

  • Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. This seminar fulfills the government major seminar requirement.

  • Topic: Historical Analysis in Comparative Politics

  • 18201 GOVT 4000   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • van de Walle, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Criminal Justice in Comparative Perspective

  • 18202 GOVT 4000   SEM 104

    • T Sibley Hall 115
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Blackman, A

  • Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. This seminar fulfills the government major seminar requirement.

  • Topic: Criminal Justice in Comparative Perspective

  • 18203 GOVT 4000   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Blackman, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Russia's Wars

  • 18204 GOVT 4000   SEM 105

    • M Sibley Hall 318
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Evangelista, M

  • Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. This seminar fulfills the government major seminar requirement.

  • Topic: Russia's Wars

  • 18205 GOVT 4000   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Evangelista, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Marx's Critique of Capitalism

  • 18206 GOVT 4000   SEM 106

    • R McGraw Hall 215
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Markell, P

  • Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. This seminar fulfills the government major seminar requirement.

  • Topic: Marx's Critique of Capitalism

  • 18207 GOVT 4000   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Markell, P

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASRC 6885GOVT 6885

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Race, Empire, and Worldmaking

  • 18208 GOVT 4000   SEM 107

    • T White Hall 104
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Adalet, B

      Ba, O

  • Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. This seminar fulfills the government major seminar requirement.

  • Topic: Race, Empire, and Worldmaking

  • 18209 GOVT 4000   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Adalet, B

      Ba, O

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 4021

American conservative thought rests on assumptions that are strikingly different from those made by mainstream American liberals.  However, conservative thinkers are themselves committed to principles ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 4021

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6433 GOVT 4021   SEM 101

    • F Olin Library 403
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Bensel, R

  • Government Seniors/Juniors given preference. This course fulfills the Government major's seminar requirement.

  • 18891 GOVT 4021   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 4218

This course will offer students an opportunity to view the process of shaping national debates from the perspective of the United States Senate. The modern Senate will serve as the point of reference for ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4218HIST 4030

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7321 GOVT 4218   SEM 101

    • M Washington, DC
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Scott, K

  • Taught in Washington, DC as part of the Course in Washington program.

GOVT 4283

What are the social, policy, and political needs of the diverse Latino community? This seminar delves into the politics of resistance and solidarity of Latinxs/Hispanics in North America, with a primary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 4283LSP 4283

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18620 GOVT 4283   SEM 101

    • R Uris Hall 494
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Villegas Rivera, F

  • This seminar does not fulfill the government major seminar requirement.

  • 19481 GOVT 4283   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Villegas Rivera, F

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 4503

China's prominence in the news cycle and policy discourse reflects the immense and growing tension in China's relations with the United States and other countries around the world. Substantively, there ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: CAPS 4502

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6755 GOVT 4503   SEM 101

    • W Sibley Hall 318
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Weiss, J

  • This course fulfills the Government major's seminar requirement.

  • 20062 GOVT 4503   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 4959

GOVT 4959 is the second semester of honors thesis research, limited to students who have completed GOVT 4949 - Honors Seminar: Thesis Clarification and Research. There is no formal class meeting. Instead, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4071 GOVT 4959   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Blackman, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

GOVT 4998

The core course at Cornell in Washington is an experiential learning class that focuses on engaging with the professional experience of being in DC. Its primary purposes are to give students to build their ... view course details

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  • 16898 GOVT 4998   LEC 080

    • F Washington, DC
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Silbey, D

  • Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program.

GOVT 4999

One-on-one tutorial arranged by the student with a faculty member of his or her choosing. Open to government majors doing superior work, and it is the responsibility of the student to establish the research ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3752 GOVT 4999   IND 601

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Taught in Washington, DC. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6061 GOVT 4999   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7728 GOVT 4999   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Ba, O

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3754 GOVT 4999   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Evangelista, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3755 GOVT 4999   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 21042 GOVT 4999   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Kreps, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3756 GOVT 4999   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3757 GOVT 4999   IND 624

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Pepinsky, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3758 GOVT 4999   IND 628

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Silbey, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7744 GOVT 4999   IND 629

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Roberts, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6233 GOVT 4999   IND 630

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3759 GOVT 4999   IND 631

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • van de Walle, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3760 GOVT 4999   IND 632

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Way, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3761 GOVT 4999   IND 633

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Livingston, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4282 GOVT 4999   IND 634

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Margulies, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5511 GOVT 4999   IND 635

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Michener, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6715 GOVT 4999   IND 636

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Rosenfeld, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6234 GOVT 4999   IND 637

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Kriner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6029

This course builds upon 6019, covering in detail the interpretation and estimation of multivariate linear regression models. We derive the Ordinary Least Squares estimator and its characteristics using ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3662 GOVT 6029   SEM 101

    • R White Hall 104
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Ladd, J

  • Permission of instructor is required.

  • 19479 GOVT 6029   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6053

An in-depth, graduate-level introduction to qualitative and comparative methods of political analysis, with special emphasis on the application of these methods in comparative and international politics. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4364 GOVT 6053   SEM 101

    • M Morrill Hall 102
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Pepinsky, T

GOVT 6132

Economic inequality has been soaring in the United States since the 1970s, making the nation more unequal than it has been since the Gilded Age, and more unequal than any of the world's other ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18331 GOVT 6132   SEM 101

    • W Uris Hall 360
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Mettler, S

  • 18332 GOVT 6132   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6255

Marx, never reading Freud, produced analysis of ideology and fetishism as class struggle; Freud, barely mentioning Marx, produced critique of socialism and communism. Freudo-Marxism began 1920s: Austria/Germany ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16942 GOVT 6255   SEM 101

    • M Uris Hall G26
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Waite, G

GOVT 6304

This is a graduate seminar in political science on the application of historical analysis in comparative politics. The goals of the course are for students to understand the contemporary application of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: GOVT 4000

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18217 GOVT 6304   SEM 101

  • 18219 GOVT 6304   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • van de Walle, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6594

This seminar examines public opinion and political behavior from a comparative perspective using primarily the tools of quantitative social science. We will focus on the intellectual evolution of the field, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18307 GOVT 6594   SEM 101

    • T McGraw Hall 366
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Rosenfeld, B

GOVT 6656

Advanced discussion of a topic in social and political philosophy. Topic for Fall 2023: Race, Gender, and Technology. Topic for Spring 2024: Authority, Coercion, and the Rule of Law. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 7782PHIL 6430

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Authority, Coercion, and the Rule of Law

  •  6926 GOVT 6656   SEM 101

    • R Uris Hall 204
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Atiq, E

      Marmor, A

GOVT 6836

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is arguably the most consequential anti-imperialist, the most sophisticated advocate of non-violence, and one the shrewdest political tacticians in modern history. He was also ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18306 GOVT 6836   SEM 101

    • R Morrill Hall 404
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Livingston, A

GOVT 6857

Exploration into a range of contemporary theories and research topics in the field of international political economy. The seminar covers different theoretical perspectives and a number of substantive ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 20474 GOVT 6857   SEM 101

    • W Sibley Hall 318
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Clark, R

GOVT 6885

This seminar examines how different political theorists, actors, and groups from the Global South responded to systems of empire and global racial hierarchy by proposing alternative projects of worldmaking ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASRC 6885GOVT 4000

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18221 GOVT 6885   SEM 101

    • T White Hall 104
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Adalet, B

      Ba, O

  • 18222 GOVT 6885   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Adalet, B

      Ba, O

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6897

This course will examine a variety of international relations theories in studying a broad range of security issues, including the causes of war, alliance formation, balance-of-power politics, security ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18308 GOVT 6897   SEM 101

  • 18311 GOVT 6897   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Ba, O

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6998

The core course at Cornell in Washington is an experiential learning class that focuses on engaging with the professional experience of being in DC. Its primary purposes are to give students to build their ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 19386 GOVT 6998   LEC 080

    • F Washington, DC
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Silbey, D

  • Taught in Washington, D.C.

GOVT 7937

The Proseminar in Peace Studies offers a multidisciplinary review of issues related to peace and conflict at the graduate level. The course is led by the director of the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 7937STS 7937

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5584 GOVT 7937   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Slayton, R

GOVT 7999

Individualized readings and research for graduate students. Topics, readings, and writing requirements are designed through consultation between the student and the instructor. Graduate students in government ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6083 GOVT 7999   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Bateman, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6062 GOVT 7999   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3762 GOVT 7999   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7716 GOVT 7999   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Clark, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3763 GOVT 7999   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Evangelista, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3764 GOVT 7999   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3766 GOVT 7999   IND 624

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Pepinsky, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6684 GOVT 7999   IND 625

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Markell, P

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3767 GOVT 7999   IND 626

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Michener, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3768 GOVT 7999   IND 631

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • van de Walle, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3769 GOVT 7999   IND 632

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Way, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3770 GOVT 7999   IND 633

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Rosenfeld, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5013 GOVT 7999   IND 635

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Rana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies